Archive for 2007/04


BBC, ITV to launch free satellite HDTV in UK by 2008

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Although there’s a lot of grumbling in the UK about that £135 ($270) yearly television license fee (only $87 for a black and white set!), it’s hard to complain that the BBC doesn’t try to use all that money in cool ways. Adding to their already-ambitious plans to distribute HDTV through […]

Aluratek’s 10.5-inch ADMPF110 digiframe does HD movies, too

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays

Since the medium-sized digiframe market is getting so crowded these days, it’s leaving manufacturers with little choice but to spruce up their offerings or get left in the crowd. Thankfully for us all, Aluratek has decided to bolster its stance by throwing down a 10.5-inch digital photo frame that not only […]

$500 million underwater fiber network to link Asia, America

Filed under: Networking
Unfortunately for most, traversing back and forth to Asia from America on a regular basis isn’t exactly in the cards, but thanks to a $500 million project agreed upon by a 17-member telecommunications consortium, visiting via fiber will soon be a whole lot snappier. Telekom Malaysia, along with 16 other firms, have awarded […]